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Zuckerberg Kills Meta's Fact-Checking Program, Citing 'Political Bias'

2025-01-07

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the elimination of Meta's fact-checking program, shifting to a community notes model. He argued that the program had become overly politicized, eroding trust, and cited increasing pressure from governments and legacy media to censor content. The move aims to restore free expression, allowing discussions on previously restricted topics like immigration and gender identity. Meta is also relocating its trust and safety teams out of California and plans to collaborate with President Trump to fight global censorship of US tech companies.

Disney Merges Hulu + Live TV With Fubo, Taking on YouTube TV

2025-01-06

Disney is merging its Hulu + Live TV streaming multichannel video service with competitor Fubo in a deal that will reshape the streaming TV landscape. The combined company will continue to trade publicly under the Fubo name, but Disney will control 70 percent and appoint a majority of the board. Fubo's management will run the venture. This creates a larger virtual multichannel video provider (vMVPD) to more aggressively challenge market leader YouTube TV and ends Fubo's legal battle with Venu, a sports streaming service, potentially allowing it to proceed. Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery will pay Fubo $220 million, with Disney also providing a $145 million term loan.

Music Publishers and AI Giant Anthropic Reach Copyright Deal

2025-01-03

Major music publishers sued Anthropic, an AI company backed by Amazon, for copyright infringement due to the use of copyrighted song lyrics in training its AI chatbot, Claude. A settlement has been reached requiring Anthropic to strengthen its copyright guardrails, preventing Claude from generating copyrighted lyrics. This landmark agreement marks a significant step in the ongoing debate about AI's use of copyrighted material and sets a precedent for future legal battles in this rapidly evolving field.